As I mentioned to you before, I received an email from Robert, another newsletter subscriber with this question:

“What type of pen would you recommend I use to get NRL cards signed, as my son does at his favourite team’s fan days. I have tried lately to use the Artline permanent markers, but they now smudge as I think that the cards have been made with a different coating lately.”

My answer was simple… When it comes to signatures I only use and recommend Sharpie Permanent Markers.

Sharpies have different kinds of pen available but the best for Autographed Footy Cards is by far the Super Sharpie with Bold Point 1.5mm.

It works great because they are made to write on most “hard to mark” surfaces… things like glass, metal, photos, foils, plastics and wait for it… coated paper!

Footy Cards are, afterall… coated pieces of paper.

In my experience Artline just don’t cut it as Robert also found out. My experience with Artline has shown them to smudge easily which effectively ruins the card. Unless you can let the card sit for hours untouched, the Super Sharpie is a much better pen for autographs.

We sent Robert a Sharpie, and he and his son Josh had and opportunity to put it to the test just the very next week. They went to the Roosters Vs Dragons match at SCG where they scored an autograph from Braith Anasta.

You could imagine how happy both Robert and Josh would have been. He was kind enough to come back to me with this comment the next day.

“Thanks for sending the Sharpie Pen, it is far superior than anything that I have used in the past. The pen we got from a local art shop was no where near as good as the Sharpies one.”

That’s a glowing recommendation in anyone’s language. So if you’re looking to get players signatures on your footy cards, take my advice (and Robert’s feedback) and use a Super Sharpie.

The quality of the signature makes all the difference and you will be so much happier with the end result.